Handle for tools aetd implements



W. E. RICHARDS. HANDLE FOR TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9. 1911. RENEWED APR. 14. L919.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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WILLIAM E. RICHARDS, or iion'oxus, new JERSEY.

HANDLE TCOLS'AND 'IMPL'EMEN'TS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 9, 1917,Seria 1 No. 160,701. Renewed. April 14,1919. Serial No. 290,077.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, YVILLIAM E. ltiorraiins, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hohokus, county 0f Bergen, and State of New Jersey,have invented certain'new' and useful Improvements in Handles for Toolsand Implement-s, of which the following is a specification. .7

My invention relates to handles for tools and implements, and has'forits object to construct the same so that it may be "produced in'anexceedingly simple and inex pensive manner, and so that it will bethoroughly efiicient and practical mess; to so form the saine that whenused with geared driving mechanism "a yielding support will be formedfor some of the driving elements, so that the parts of the saidmechanism will accommodate themselves to each other at all times, and asmoother and easier running mechanism will be produced than heretoforeusual in this class of articles; also to provide simple and efficientmeans of attachment for such driving mechanism or other parts with whichthe handle is to be used.

These, and other objects of my invention, are set forth in the followingspecification, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, theparticular features of novelty which constitute my invention beingpointed out in the claims at the end hereof.

In the drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in whichsimilar letters and figures of reference refer to similar parts whereverthey occur V Figure 1 is a front elevation of one of my handles, partlyin section, showing it as used with an egg-beater;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the handle shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 and 4 are respectively front and side elevations of a modifiedform of my handle, the first being partly in section.

In order that I may more clearly define my invention I have shown it inFig. 1 as applied to an egg-beater, and I will now proceed to describeit accordingly.

In forming my handle I take a strip of flat, sheet metal, of appropriatesize and gage, and bend it at its central portion 1, to form a loopedhandle portion 2, with the arms 3, 4, projecting outwardly therefrom insubstantially parallel planes.

The arms 3, 4, are brought together at a The fork 7 is adapted toreceive and hold 7 an operating handle 9, bearings 10, 11, being formedin said arms for this purpose, and also a driving wheel 12 -,Vwhich ismounted on, and "adapted to be rotated by said handle 9. p

At the extreme outer end of thef ork 7 the arms are bent outwardly fromthe sides of the fork to form retaining flanges 13, 14, additionalflanges 15, 16, being pressed out of the sides of said arms at a littledistance from the flanges 13, 14.

The flanges above-named serve to support and retain the beater membersand driving pinions in operative position.

The beater members comprise beating elements 17 18, and driving pinions19, 20,

which are rotatably mounted on a wire loop 21, the ends of which formshafts for said pinions to operate upon, the ends of the wire loop beingsecured to the handle by passing said ends through openings 22 in saidflanges 13, 15, and 14, 16, and then upsetting the wire between saidflanges, so that said ends will be rigidly held by said flanges.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I show a modified form of my handle in which theretaining flanges on the outer ends of the arms 3, 4, are formed andarranged in a difierent manner.

In this construction, instead of pressing the flanges 15, 16, out of thesides of the arms, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, I bend the arms outwardly,as at'23, to form the flanges 15, 16, and then bend the said arms aroundupon themselves as at 24, to form returning flanges 25, 26, and formopenings 22 in said flanges for the ends of the wire loop 21, or otherelement that is to be secured thereto.

It will be obvious, that as the ends of the arms 3, 4, are free andunconnected, and as the handle is formed of thin, flat, sheet metal,which possesses an inherent springy nature, that the ends of said armsform an elastic, yielding support for the driving pinions, allowing themsufiicient lateral movement so that they will accommodate themselves atall times to the thrust of the driv ing wheeL-while still beingsuiiiciently rigid to co act properly therewith.

This is important in such structures as egg-beaters and similararticles, where the driving gear is usually cast, and meshes more orless imperfectly, and does not work smoothly. My construction producesan easier and smoother running structure than any other of which I amaware.

While I have described my invention as applied to an egg-beater, I donot confine myself to such an application. I

' What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Ahandle comprising a looped handle portion having two arms projectingtherefrom in substantially parallel planes, a fork I formed by the outerends of said arms, and a plurality of retaining flanges formed upon theextremities of each of said arms.

2. A handle comprising a looped handle portion having two" armsprojecting therefrom in substantially parallel planes, a fork formed bythe outer ends of said arms, the extremities of said arms being bentoutwardly to produce one set of flanges, and,

then bent inwardly to form returning 4. A sheet metal handle bent at itscentral portion to form a looped handle portion having two armsprojecting therefrom in substantially parallel planes, a fork formed bythe outer ends of. said arms, the outer extremities of said fork beingfirst bent outwardly, and then inwardly, to form "retaining flanges.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my 7 name to this specification inthe presence of'two subscribing witnesses, this 7th day 7 of April,1917. A

' WILLIAM E. RICHARDS.

Witnesses FREDERICK MINEGER 7 HARRY C. HEBIG. V

